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  • Encounter With What Appeared to Be a Talking Head

    Encounter With What Appeared to Be a Talking Head

    As it floated up to the window, I silently shrieked
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    Vera-Marie Landi
    Dec 1
    AIDS and the Artistic Void

    AIDS and the Artistic Void

    A reflection on art, loss, and the human spirit
    Go to the profile of Gael MacLean
    Gael MacLean
    Nov 30
    My Son is a Good Samaritan

    My Son is a Good Samaritan

    Contemplate this
    Go to the profile of Lilly Bell
    Lilly Bell
    Nov 27
    Music in Her Hair

    Music in Her Hair

    A life of its own
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    Nolcha Fox
    Nov 26
    Prayers with the Rising Sun

    Prayers with the Rising Sun

    Surrender to joy and hope
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    Barbara Leonhard
    Nov 26
    What to Do With a Wandering Spirit

    What to Do With a Wandering Spirit

    Restless spirit
    Go to the profile of Nolcha Fox
    Nolcha Fox
    Nov 21
    It’s Okay To Cry on Public Transport

    It’s Okay To Cry on Public Transport

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    J. Andrew
    Nov 20
    Our Fragmented Existence

    Our Fragmented Existence

    A needless death diminishes us
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    Gael MacLean
    Nov 19
    LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

    LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

    THE BEATLES
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    Lilly Bell
    Nov 18
    Gratitude

    Gratitude

    Turns out I did teach it after all
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    Laura DeMaisBerg
    Nov 16
    The Wealth We Couldn’t Find

    The Wealth We Couldn’t Find

    Worth its weight in gold
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    Nolcha Fox
    Nov 16
    Listening to Raindrops Falling From a Temple Roof

    Listening to Raindrops Falling From a Temple Roof

    Long-Awaited Return
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    Trisha Ready
    Nov 15
    It Is What It Is

    It Is What It Is

    Alone again
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    Nolcha Fox
    Nov 14
    Thanksgiving’s Revenge Is a Dish Best Served at 400 Degrees

    Thanksgiving’s Revenge Is a Dish Best Served at 400 Degrees

    We abused Thanksgiving long enough
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    Brandon Ellrich
    Nov 13
    Blinded

    Blinded

    What she didn’t see
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    Nolcha Fox
    Nov 13
    Portrait of My Mother as a Young Woman

    Portrait of My Mother as a Young Woman

    And her secrets
    Go to the profile of Barbara Leonhard
    Barbara Leonhard
    Nov 13
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